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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has set a date for a full-scale invasion of Rafah, despite strong opposition from the United States. The date was not specified. Israeli troops have temporarily pulled out of southern Gaza, allowing Palestinians to move around freely for the first time in months.
Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill on Monday after a two-week-long break with several priorities left to address, including aid to Ukraine. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion unpacks the number of issues Congress hopes to tackle.
With most of Israel's troops withdrawn from Gaza in preparation for a new phase of the war, thousands of Palestinians were able to move freely for the first time in months. It also provided a glimpse at the level of destruction in the Gaza Strip. Holly Williams reports.
The Israel Defense Forces are pulling out some troops from southern Gaza six months after the start of the Israel-Hamas war. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams breaks down how Israel is characterizing its latest move.
President Biden announced new proposals for partial or complete student loan forgiveness Monday in the battleground state of Wisconsin. CBS News campaign reporters Aaron Navarro and Nidia Cavazos have the details.
A growing number of Democrats on Capitol Hill are calling for the Biden administration to halt weapons transfers to Israel. Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan of Wisconsin joins "America Decides" to discuss.
Lawmakers will once again try to come to a compromise on aid money for Ukraine as they return from a two-week recess this week. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on what's on the docket for Congress.
Lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill after a two-week recess. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports on if Congress will move forward with aid for Ukraine and funding for Baltimore following the deadly bridge collapse.
Iran is vowing to avenge the deaths of several officials killed by an Israeli attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria last week. CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd has more on the situation in the Middle East.
Israel has withdrawn some troops from southern Gaza with the country's defense minister saying they've preparing for future operations. U.S. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the move appears to be for "rest and refit" for IDF troops that have been on the ground for months. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on that and a new Israeli military road that cuts across the Gaza Strip from east to west.
John Kirby said Israeli officials have told the White House that the reduced number of troops in Gaza is part of a "rest and refit" due to troops being on the ground for four months.
Israel's military said only one of its divisions remained in Gaza as of Sunday. An IDF spokesperson wouldn't share exact troop numbers and said the troop movement was not a signal of a withdrawal from Gaza. Holly Williams reports.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin, whose 23-year-old son Hersh was taken hostage by Hamas, calls the amount of time that has passed a "failure on everybody's part."
The discovery renewed pressure on Israel's government for a deal to get the remaining hostages freed.
Dr. Mohammad Subeh is an emergency physician who took his training to Gaza once he saw the devastation unfolding amid the Israel-Hamas war. Subeh, a Palestinian refugee born in Kuwait and raised in the U.S., kept a video diary documenting his experience treating hundreds of patients a day.
CBS News has confirmed that CIA director Bill Burns is expected to travel to Egypt this weekend to revive negotiations for a deal that would release Israeli hostages believed to be held in Gaza in exchange for a ceasefire.
Families of the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers who were killed in an Israeli drone strike this week are calling for an independent inquiry into the attack after the Israeli military announced two officers had been dismissed after an internal investigation found the strike was a serious violation of military procedures.
Emergency physician Dr. Mohammad Subeh spent five weeks in Gaza, sometimes donating his own blood to treat young victims.
Organizations working to aid Palestinian civilians in Gaza are applying more safety measures after an Israeli strike killed seven World Central Kitchen workers delivering food. Janti Soeripto, the president and CEO of Save the Children, joins CBS News with a look at her team's efforts.
Israel has fired 2 officers after its investigation found "errors in decision-making" led to a deadly strike on food charity workers.
The negotiations mark the latest effort to strike an Israel hostage deal that has remained elusive for months.
In his phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday, President Biden warned for the first time that U.S. support of Israel is not unconditional. The U.S. says that while Israeli efforts to increase aid into Gaza are welcome, it may not be enough. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
In a newly released report, Israel is admitting to making a "grave mistake" in the strikes that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza earlier this week. The report comes after a tense phone call Thursday, where President Biden warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that future U.S. support would depend on Israel's actions to protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams and CBS News contributor Robert Berger have more.
McDonald's says it's acquiring Alonyal, which owns 225 McDonald's restaurants in Israel that have been hit by calls for a boycott over the war with Hamas in Gaza.
Following an airstrike on humanitarian workers with World Central Kitchen, Israel is facing increased criticism over the number of civilian casualties in its war against Hamas. Holly Williams has the latest.
New internal documents reveal details of an incident that left Jeffrey Epstein injured and on suicide watch days before his death.
President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Erika Kirk spoke at Sunday's memorial service for Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.
Even if people qualify for financial help with their hospital bills, the care they receive may not be covered.
Scientists hope genetically modified mice will curb the spread of Lyme disease. They headed to Nantucket — home to a large population of the mice, ticks and deer spreading Lyme — to pitch their idea.
In an interview with CBS News' "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," the French president pushed back on criticism for recognizing a Palestinian state.
President Trump is renewing his call to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram, even saying "we're talking now to Afghanistan" about the matter.
Authorities in the Dominican Republic said they have confiscated cocaine transported by a speedboat that was destroyed recently by the U.S. Navy.
One person is dead and several people were wounded during a shooting Saturday night at Sky Meadow Country Club in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Gabrielle formed on Wednesday over the central Atlantic Ocean and became a hurricane on Sunday. It's the seventh named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.